Inspiring Quotes - Page 117

Being a musician is a given for me-I didn't have much choice in the matter.

Fidel Castro is one of the most inspiring leaders of the 20th century.

There is far too much of the feeding-bottle in education and young people ought to be supplied with good intellectual food and then left to help themselves.

It is better to read a little and thoroughly than cram a crude undigested mass into my head, though it be great in quantity.

We must go through a natural revolution if we are to survive on earth. We need to change people's perceptions. If there's no environment, there's no human race. We are in a state of global denial.

But once you strip that down, you realize it's all about a voice, like a Norah Jones - that's inspiring to me.

The Land where humanity has attained its highest towards gentleness, towards generosity, towards purity, towards calmness - it is India.

I said,'Instead of going in the direction that a lot of the women singers are going in [revealing], I'll be very, very sexy under 18 pounds of chiffon and lace and velvet...I will have mystique.

I was called a misogynist because I was reducing women to mothers. 'Reducing women to mothers' – now there is possibly the most anti-women statement I've heard.

I've only had good experiences with actors. Starring next to them and directing them, for the most part they're all inspiring, special people.

A change is as good as a rest.

In many situations involving service recovery - the problem itself became the catalyst for the creation of even greater trust as the companies took the issues head-on and worked through the difficult problem in a way that restored confidence.

Only 20 percent of employees working in large organizations surveyed feel their strengths are in play every day. Thus, eight our of ten employees surveyed feel somewhat miscast in their role.

Keeping the mind open to new ideas, not being too anxious about success, putting 100% effort and meditation is the formula for entrepreneurs.

I never intended to start a new organisation but to share what I knew.

Recognize and honour your uniqueness.

Never throw into double coverage.

Social media has created a historical shift from the historically powerful to the historically powerless. Now everyone has a voice.

For any of us in this room today, let's start out by admitting we're lucky. We don't live in the world our mothers lived in, our grandmothers lived in, where career choices for women were so limited.

We're focused on doing one thing incredibly well. If you look at other companies, all of these companies are doing a lot of different things but we're still, as we grow, doing exactly one thing.

We used to sing along to Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald records together. She had the most amazing voice ... She's always encouraged me, and she's still that person who, when things look dire, lifts me up and reminds me of who I am and that we all have a capacity for greatness.

I have always wanted to be a catalyst for bringing about positive change, inspiring others to choose goodness.

You can be right or you can have empathy. You can't do both.

To be everywhere is to be nowhere.

If you want to work consistently, you have to be a team player.